High-level discussions among top advisers have escalated in the past week, with the most senior administration officials in continuous talks about the future of the prison camp at Guantanamo Bay--and how it will be dramatically changed and/or closed in the wake of the Supreme Court's ruling that gave detainees there access to federal courts.

He may decide by Saturday when he leaves for the G8 summit. But it's unlikely he will issue an announcement that soon. As to the reason: the recent Supreme Court decision and those that preceded it.

High-level administration officials say the Court's decision dramatically changes the legal landscape--and raises questions about whether the government has solid evidence to present to federal judges to justify ongoing detentions.

Meaning, of course, evidence that would be admissible in a criminal proceeding as opposed to a military tribunal.

It may be an attempt to cover up the evidence of their crimes...or a weak attempt to save the Bush legacy...if Bush closes the joint the next president won't have the opportunity to be the one to close it while ragging on Bush's abysmal human rights record, further turning his name to Mudd.

They also know the attention span of the average American...if Bush closes the joint, in two years most Americans will have forgotten it ever existed.

This Administration especially (but Repubs in general) look at the Democrats as prosecutorial wimps. And they acted based on their assumptions that they would get off scott free. No matter what the crime. No matter what the damage to the future of America.

As for the pound of flesh, I think it's very important that this or any administration that willfully ignores the laws or creates their own laws be held accountable. If their actions are accepted, they will become the standard for future administrations. This should never be allowed to happen again.

if he waits for the next adminstration to close it. I agree with the prior post it's being done to hide and eradicate all evidence of wrong doing before he leaves. I would call for congress to hold a hearing on just how it would be closed.

When US prosecutors have trouble getting witnesses in US cities to testify in murder cases due to witness intimidation, how exactly are federal judges using the same standards going to get people from Afghanistan to testify against alleged terrorists? The unintended consequence of all this is the next batch of unlawful enemy combatants will be left in a prison in Saudi Arabia or some similar place where all this stuff doesn't apply at all.

making all evidence of their criminal behavior disappear... who is surprised? These two are just laughing in the faces of Nancy & Company. But not just in the faces of Nancy & Company. They're also laughing in our faces.

Literally billions of our tax dollars have gone missing under this administration's watch. This has been the most secretive administration in the history of this country. And now Bush & Cheney will clean up the most visible evidence of their crimes and chuckle to themselves as they disappear completely from public view.